TY  - GEN
T1  - Christianity made in Japan : a study of indigenous movements
T2  - Nanzan library of Asian religion and culture.
A1  - Mullins, Mark
LA  - English
PP  - Honolulu
PB  - University of Hawai'i Press
YR  - 1998
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocm45727422
AB  - For centuries the accommodation between Japan and Christianity has been an uneasy one. Compared with others of its Asian neighbors, the churches in Japan have never counted more than a small minority of believers more or less resigned to patterns of ritual and belief transplanted from the West. But there is another side to the story, one little known and rarely told: the rise of indigenous movements aimed at a Christianity that is at once made in Japan and faithful to the scriptures and apostolic tradition. Christianity Made in Japan draws on extensive field research to give an intriguing and sympathetic look behind the scenes and into the lives of the leaders and followers of several indigenous movements in Japan. Focusing on the "native" response rather than Western missionary efforts and intentions, it presents varieties of new interpretations of the Christian tradition. It gives voice to the unheard perceptions and views of many Japanese Christians, while raising questions vital to the self-understanding of Christianity as a truly "world religion."This ground-breaking study makes a largely unknown religious world accessible to outsiders for the first time. Students and scholars alike will find it a valuable addition to the literature on Japanese religions and society and on the development of Christianity outside the West. By offering an alternative approach to the study and understanding of Christianity as a world religion and the complicated process of cross-cultural diffusion, it represents a landmark that will define future research in the field
OP  - 277
CN  - BR1307 .M85 1998eb
SN  - 0585284202
SN  - 9780585284200
SN  - 9780824861902
SN  - 0824861906
SN  - 0824821149
SN  - 0824821327
SN  - 9780824821142
SN  - 9780824821326
KW  - Christian sects : Japan.
KW  - Japan : Church history.
KW  - Christianity and culture : Japan.
KW  - Sectes chrétiennes : Japon.
KW  - Christianisme et civilisation : Japon.
KW  - Japon : Histoire religieuse.
KW  - RELIGION : Christianity : History.
KW  - RELIGION : Christianity : General.
KW  - Christian sects
KW  - Christianity and culture
KW  - Japan
KW  - Godsdienstige bewegingen.
KW  - Christendom.
KW  - Christianisme et culture.
KW  - Church history
ER  -